To determine which employers are providing business students the most coveted opportunities, Universum asked more than 267,000 business and engineering students from the world’s 12 largest economies (the U.S., Canada, Brazil, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, China, India, and Australia) to identify the employers for which they most wanted to work. Results were also weighted by GDP.

It’s no surprise that Googletops this list (it also led the U.S. ranking).
Apple, EY, Goldman Sachs, and PwC round out the top five, underlining the continued popularity of tech companies, banks, and professional services providers among rising professionals.

Though technology companies are represented among the most popular on the list, FMCG, or "fast-moving consumer goods" companies like
Unilever (number 20) and
Nestle (number 25) actually account for the greatest share of the overall list, followed by banks, and professional services companies.

Still No. 1. (Credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)

"There have been fluctuations for consumer goods firms," states the report, "with certain 'lifestyle' brands performing better than others, like
Nike, which makes its debut on the business ranking at 16."